Specdrums Connected Musical Rings

$39 USDUSD
39

By Mark

Editor's Rating:

5

Transform the way you interact with the world with the Specdrums Connected Musical Rings. They use an app to turn color into sound.

Transform the way you interact with the world with the Specdrums Connected Musical Rings. These ingenious wearables use an app to turn color into sound. No matter where you tap with the ring, the Specdrums enable you to create to your heart’s content. You can use the included 12-color keyboard or you can opt for the world of color around you. Using the app, you can connect up to ten Specdrums at once which is perfect to have one on each finger. From there, you can set certain colors to play certain sounds. The sounds in the app include keyboards, synths, drum kits, and more. You can even upload your own recordings. Specdrums are a truly innovative way to experiment with music. They’re perfect for musicians, fidgeters, and everyone in between.

@Jaramie - hello! Thanks for checking in with us. In our most recent KS update, we noted that the rings are going to start shipping between late February - mid-March. We are getting our manufacturing up and running for the first time as well. Nonetheless, we're sorry about the further delays on this.

Jaramie Stumpf

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@Creator so when is the next shipment for those of us who didn't order the green ones?

Specdrums

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@Steph - nothing special you need to do. We look at every order that comes in through our website and yes, we do match it to your kickstarter info. We always double check to see if the person who made a website order is also a kickstarter backer. So first, thank you for being so kind as to asking about making it easier, but you can be assured that we keep a very close eye out for your extra order. :)))

Steph Parker

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Thanks for that. Do I need to do anything special to make it easier for you to match the orders or do I just put in the order on the site and making sure that the info matches Kickstarter?

Specdrums

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@Steph - We are planning on including the carrying cases with your total order, not sent separately. For the other question, while the carrying case is a smaller size, you can definitely fit more than 2 rings in one case. Technically, you will most likely be able to squeeze in 8-10 rings depending on whether or not you also put cables in the case as well.

Steph Parker

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@Specdrums, would it be possible to order the carrying case and have it sent with the KS rewards (after paying the extra $9 of course), or would they have to be sent seperately? Also, are there any plans to make a carrying case that will hold more than 2 Specdrums?

Specdrums

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@kokobin - hiya. The rewards (and all further purchases anyone makes) will not be including the carrying case, but are shipped in a box (or multiple depending on how many you're getting) that comes with charging and auxiliary cables, playing pad, and an instruction manual. The carrying cases are more recent additions to our site and can be pre-ordered for $9 on our website. Thanks for checking in!

kokobin

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Are the rewards shipped in a carry case (as on your site) or do we need to add extra?

Steph Parker

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I've had another idea that might be fun, and could help beginner users, which would be to have some printable pictures of musical instruments that can be downloaded from your site. Drum kits with the different drums laid out and each drum in the colour of the default drum on the app. Keyboards with the keys the appropriate colours, and the glockenspiel with a similar layout. Even the guitars, and other stringed instruments, could work with the colours at the appropriate points on the frets for the notes played. I'm also sure that colouring the keys of a flute would also work but I'm not sure of how to arrange the French Horn. And there could also be colouring in versions of the images so that custom colour combinations could be made - or just for those who enjoy colouring in. I'm also thinking of getting one of those toy xylophones with the coloured strips to hit with the Specdrums as a way of playing them.

Specdrums

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@Steph thanks a lot for the great suggestions. There are some scales you can choose from in the current app, which also lets you set the base note, in the "Scheme chooser" page. But we noticed this isn't exactly intuitive so we're building a new scale selector. I like your idea of keeping your current colors / notes but transposing them simply. We'll work to add that to the scale selector - great idea! In terms of using Specdrums with 3rd party apps, currently there are default midi notes (starting at middle c) for our default 12 colors. These notes can technically be translated to other midi signals (like on/off) through software such as Bome midi translator. If you're connected to another MIDI app through the same mobile device your Specdrums app is on, you can turn on "MIDI interface mode" to adjust the colors and MIDI pitches within the Specdrums app. We'll work on making this process simpler. Thanks for the input. @Steph and all other backers - please keep the suggestions coming so we can make the new Specdrums app do what you want!

Steph Parker

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Having just seen the update and notice that you are still making improvements to the app (and they sound like great ideas), can I make a few suggestions for other improvements for future updates? I notice that the app only lets you select notes from 1 octave which is fine if you want to play all 12 notes in C, but it would be good if you could also have an octave selection button for each of the notes. This would allow users to play a full scale in each key starting from the fundamental note. It would also allow for setting up a larger range of notes by only including those notes in the scale that you are playing. On the same thought, a transpose button would also be useful so that users can play the same colour sequences but in different keys by simply selecting a different key under the transpose button. When using the rings as a midi trigger for other apps it would be good to be able to set each ring/colour combination to send any midi trigger selected (e.g. if using a sequencer you might want to set 1 colour to only send a 'note on' trigger and a different colour to send the 'note off' trigger so that you don't have to keep contact for the whole time that you want that loop to play).

Specdrums

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@Andrew - that is very kind of you, and thank you so much :) Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you, too :) Please stay safe as well if you are traveling.

Andrew

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@Specdrums team and all other backers Merry Christmas/happy holidays and Happy New Year for the next few weeks. I would like to wish you all a wonderful break, wherever you are in the world (be it in a Summer or Winter climate); I hope you all stay safe and are able to successfully bring in 2018.

Specdrums

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@Dominik - your reward tier indicates that your rings will be shipped in January, which we are planning to ship around mid-January. And when we receive the tracking number from our manufacturer, it will be sent to you via email.

Dominik Seror

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HEY.didnt receive my rings either :-(

Specdrums

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@Susana your rings are currently in-transit. I'm sorry for the delay - international orders take a bit longer to ship. Please let us know if there's anything else we can help you with.

Susana Oubiña Falcón

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I paid my KS Limited Edition rings but I have not received yet my product. Please, what is the problem? Regards, Susana

Specdrums

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@ Paulo - Last week, we had replied to your initial comment on another thread (it was on one of the updates) and gave you the tracking number there.

Paulo Matta

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Hey! Are there any news on the delivery? I've backed the project at the expedite delivery and still haven't even received a tracking number.

Specdrums

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@sergio all KS Limited Edition rings were shipped to those backers (since that reward offered expedited shipping), and all other backers - US and international - are still expected to receive their rings in January 2018.

Sergio sarmiemto pardo

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Any word on Canadian backers? Im in the dark here,,

Specdrums

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@Andrew we're still on track to ship Specdrums Rings to all backers in January. So far we've shipped 250 rings, which have mostly gone / are on their way to our KS Limited Edition backers. We'll be hearing from our manufacturer with an update tomorrow afternoon and will be communicating the news to our backers over an update. Stay posted!

Andrew Tripp

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It’s been 2 weeks since I got the email to confirm my shipping address. I haven’t gotten any sort of notice of them being shipped. Is there a time frame you can give me for you to ship them?

Specdrums

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@Vade Check your messages on Facebook - we confirmed with you that we're able to send you an extra ring. For other backers interested in add-ons: as we mentioned in previous updates, we ended add-on sales on 11/16 in place of our online pre-orders (www.specdrums.com/buy). We no longer have the system in place for single add-ons. It sounds simple to just take out one ring, but having custom orders is difficult since we then have to make a special request to our manufacturer. We decided to sell Specdrums Rings in pairs moving forward since a large majority of our backers ended up purchasing two, and we believe having two gives the full experience. But we're always open to feedback so let us know if you think Specdrums should be sold in single units in the future!

Vade Mecum

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I’ve just been informed that single ring backers cannot get another single ring. I think this choice is in poor taste and that even if they are being made in pairs, specdrums could choose to split the pairs for backers. This is kindof an uncool move, imho.

Specdrums

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@Denise I'm sorry that you didn't get your rings in time for your event. We've been able to send out half of the KS Limited Edition rings so far because our hand-made molding process is taking longer than expected - that's the limiting factor. There have also been delays with our manufacturer because of Thanksgiving. But we just finished our last molds today, so tonight we'll be touching them up, overnighting them to our manufacturer, and they'll have them shipped out by the end of the week. So you can expect your tracking number by this Friday. Does that sound ok?

Denise Farmer

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I chose my option to get the rings in octorber as I had an event I wanted them at. Still don't have the rings and the event is less than 2 weeks away. I spend extra to get early and that did not happen. So i think you need to refund the money spent to guarantee october delivery Am I ever getting my rings btw?? I have had numerous emails saying they are coming but nothing in my mail so far. Not too happy with the lack of meeting promises once you have our money it seems we don't matter anymore

Specdrums

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@rebecca - according to your file, only three rings were purchased, not two pairs. I have a screen shot of your most recent add-on purchase, which was just one ring. I will send that to you via email.

Rebecca Taylor

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Hi there - got my limited edition specdrums today, thankyou - i ordered 2 pairs but one of the boxes only has 1 ring in it - what happened to the other one?

Conlan Ryan

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End of december! Thats awesome! I really wanted them to come for christmas! Maybe they can now XD

Yasushi Takino

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I backed amount for a pair (Early Bird $34 + Shipping $20 + Extra $29). Will you judged automatically and send me a pair of Specdrums without any additional operation?

Specdrums

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Hey everyone! Just a clarification: only the KS LIMITED EDITION rewards (100 backers total) are beginning to ship. This reward had offered expedited shipping. To everyone else: your orders are now expected to ship towards the end of December. We're just finishing iterations on our injection-molded part. Stay posted :) Thanks, Steven and the Specdrums Team

Conlan Ryan

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Yeah, I meant like soundpacks. Thats ok though.

Specdrums

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@Andrew I think I understood what Conlan meant. We don’t yet have soundpacks or means by which to produce sound packs. Not yet anyway.

Andrew Tripp

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“Is there a way to get soundpacks for songs” is what I think Conlan was going for.

Specdrums

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@Conlan: (Jenna the musician speaking). I would be happy to help you with this. If you saw the picture that Steven posted on our FB page, we were playing an 80s medley together for Red Bull's "Hack the Hits" event. Devo's "Whip it", some Michael Jackson, and lots of others strewn together. We don't have a machine that generates songs (though that's actually a very fun idea) - otherwise it comes mostly from my brain. Is there a particular song you had in mind?

Conlan Ryan

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Question, I would love to jam with Specdrums along to my favorite songs. Do you have a team or maybe a machine that could find popular songs, and get the notes needed and sound effects for said song? Thanks -Conlan

Specdrums

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@Hayden yes, but only a few shipped today. Half of the KS limited edition orders will be sent out by Monday and the remaining half throughout the next week. Stay posted for an update we're working on sending out tonight.

Hayden Roberts

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So have the KS Limited Edition Specdrums shipped yet?

James Aboagye

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Hello actually i just tried it on a different computer and now im able to get to place where I can add the extra specdrums but now it isn't recognizing my code for the free shipping? I am using the promo code you all provided me with my specdrums order confirmation.

Specdrums

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@James: Thank you for writing and letting us know - sorry it's being difficult. I don't really know why that problem is happening, as we haven't received any other notifications that people are experiencing the same problem :/ If it continues to do that, would you feel comfortable paying an invoice through paypal instead?

James Aboagye

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Hey Specdrums I am trying to add on to my order but whenever I go to check out it says my cart is empty so there is no way to actually check out. I have used different browsers so I am wondering what the issue might be. Please help.